Configuration Defaults

Weather Routing Plugin

The following is a list of the default Configuration Constraints and Options. Use this list to check your settings if you are having trouble.

Basic Tab

Start

End

Date

Time

Boat

  1. Boat.xml path
  2. Boat.xml edit

Constraints

  1. Max Diverted Course 76 degrees
  2. Max True Wind 100 knots
  3. Max Apparent Wind 100 knots
  4. Max Swell 20 meters - Ordered List Item

Options

  1. Time step 1 hour 0 min 0 sec
  2. Detect Land Checked (when first starting, uncheck it)
  3. Detect Boundary Unchecked
  4. Currents Unchecked
  5. Optimize tacking Unchecked

Data Source

  1. First use a freshly downloaded grib of the entire route area (a little larger than then route), making sure that it is for a big enough time interval. Then set the Grib_pi at least one frame later than the start time.
  2. Grib Unchecked - You will need to check this.
  3. Climatology Disabled - You can leave this disabled when you are starting. You can run routes using Climatology alone, or you can use the 30 year Noaa data averages to extend calculations for a long trip both at the start and finish. There will be an indicator on the preferred route when the data source changes.
  4. Last Valid if Data Deficient - Unchecked If your grib file is not long enough checking this can help.

Advanced Tab

Constraints

  1. Max Latitude 90 degrees
  2. Wind vs Current 0 (disabled) Factor for waves and hobby horsing
  3. Max Course Angle 180 degrees
  4. Max Search Angle 120 degrees
  5. Cyclones Avoid Crossing Cyclone Tracks Unchecked within X months X days 1 month 0 days

Options

  1. Inverted Regions Unchecked
  2. Integrator Newton
  3. Anchoring Unchecked
  4. Wind Strength is 100 percent
  5. Tacking Time 0 (disabled)
  6. Safety Margin from land 0 nm
  7. Courses Relative to True Wind from 0 degrees to 180 degrees by 5 degrees

If you are having trouble, set the Configuration to these defaults or select Configuration > Reset All Advanced:

Boat